VITA ROBERT F. WELKER N. Riverhills Dr. College of Business Administration Room #3317. Tampa, Florida (813) (813)

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1 VITA ROBERT F. WELKER 1218 N. Riverhills Dr. College of Business Administration Room #3317 Temple Terrace, FL University of South Florida Tampa, Florida (813) (813) ACADEMIC EDUCATION (1) Bachelors Degree: Name of Degree: Bachelor of Arts Year conferred: 1962 Degree Granting Institution: Earlham College Major Field of Study: Political Science (2) Masters or First Professional Degree: Name of Degree: Master of Business Administration Year conferred: 1974 Degree Granting Institution: University South Florida Major Field of Study: Business Administration (3) Doctoral Degree: Name of Degree: Doctor of Jurisprudence (Received in exchange for LLB Degree 6/7/67) Year conferred: 1965 Degree Granting Institution: Indiana University PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS Admitted by examination to practice law in the following states: FLORIDA INDIANA PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS PRESENT Associate Professor - Business Law, College of Business Administration - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Assistant Professor - Business Law, College of Business Administration - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Faculty Lecturer - Business Law, College of Business Administration - INDIANA UNIVERSITY

2 SOME OF THE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ATTENDED BASIC PROBATE AND GUARDIAN PRACTICE RULES OF PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIP PROCEDURE PITFALLS AND SURVIVAL OF A BAR GRIEVANCE GUARDIANSHIP REFORM - READY OR NOT YOUR PLACE OR MINE? THE CURRENT STATUS OF RESIDENTIAL ISSUES IN DOMESTIC RELATIONS LITIGATION CURRENT ISSUES IN LEGAL ETHICS TAXATION AND DISSOLUTION NO FAULT AUTO INSURANCE TRUSTS AND TRUSTEES HANDLING THE PERSONAL INJURY CASE GUARDIANSHIP PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE EVIDENCE SELECTED TOPICS ON ESTATE PLANNING ADVANCED WILL DRAFTING NEGLIGENCE ART OF ADVOCACY FAMILY LAW MARRIAGE AND NONMARRIAGE CONTRACTS FLORIDA PROBATE AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATION TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE AND TO THE JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION ACT THIRD PARTY PRACTICE-JOINT CONTRIBUTIONS: INDEMNITY PHILANTHROPY AND ESTATE PLANNING ETHICS

3 CIVIL TRIAL PREMISES LIABILITY FOR CRIMINAL ATTACK PLANNING FOR INCAPACITY REAL PROPERTY ASPECTS OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE TRUST DRAFTING CONSIDERATIONS CURRENT ISSUES IN LEGAL ETHICS ESTATE AND FINANCIAL PLANNING ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM FOR THE PRACTICING LAWYER ESTATE ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURES: WHY EACH STEP IS IMPORTANT LITIGATION PRODUCTIVITY PRACTICING WITH ETHICS, PROFESSIONALISM AND CIVILITY IRC 1031 EXCHANGES PROBATE LAW 2012 ANNUAL ETHICS UPDATE; ETHICS TECHNOLOGY AND TRUST ACCOUNTING IN 2012 SOME OF THE CONTINUING TEACHER EDUCATION WORKSHOPS PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED ACTIVE LEARNING WORKSHOP TEACHING EFFECTIVELY VIA DISCUSSION AND SEMINAR VIDEO PRESENTATION TEACHING: STRUCTURING AND COMMUNICATING KNOWLEDGE VIDEO PRESENTATION CREATING A TEACHING PORTFOLIO WORKSHOP DEVELOPING AND ANALYZING MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAMS WORKSHOP ACTIVE LEARNING: CREATING EXCITEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM WORKSHOP LEADING EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS WORKSHOP IMPROVING ESSAY EXAMS WORKSHOP HAVE YOU ANY QUESTIONS? (Use of questions in the classroom) WORKSHOP

4 USING COOPERATIVE AND GROUP LEARNING STRATEGIES WORKSHOP CASE METHOD TEACHING PRESENTATION RECOGNIZING AND RESPONDING TO LEARNING STYLE DIFFERENCES WORKSHOP SAYING WHAT I DO: DOING WHAT I SAY - VALUES AND ETHICS IN THE UNIVERSITY CLASSROOM WORKSHOP TRANSFORMING TEACHING INSIGHTS AND EXPERIENCES INTO SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS WORKSHOP TALKING ABOUT TEACHING THROUGH CASES: WORKSHOP MINI-SERIES INCLUSIVE TEACHING: GENDER, RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM AND CLASSROOM ONE-DAY WORKSHOP GREAT EXPECTATIONS EFFECTIVE WRITING ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR LARGE CLASSES USING STUDENT PORTFOLIOS TO ASSESS LEARNING OUTCOMES CREATING INCLUSIVE COURSE CURRICULA: MODELS AND MATERIALS FOCUSING ON COMMUNICATION IN THE DIVERSE CLASSROOM PREPARING EFFECTIVE OVERHEAD TRANSPARENCIES A SYMPOSIUM ON 21ST CENTURY TEACHING TECHNOLOGIES MARGINALITY AND MATTERING: KEY ISSUES IN THE EMERGING CLASSROOM TEACHING VERY LARGE CLASSES COURSES TAUGHT WHILE AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA UNDERGRADUATE: Business Law I (Introductory Course) Business Law II (Property, Sales and Commercial Paper) Business Law III (Agency, Partnerships and Corporations) GRADUATE: The Legal Environment of Business

5 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS WHILE AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION FLORIDA BAR ASSOCIATION INDIANA BAR ASSOCIATION HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BUSINESS LAW ASSOCIATION SOUTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL BUSINESS LAW ASSOCIATION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS LAW TEACHERS TEMPLE TERRACE BAR ASSOCIATION PROFESSIONAL HONORARY SOCIETIES PHI DELTA PHI PI SIGMA EPSILON HONORS AND AWARDS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA - Teaching Incentive Program Award for 1993/94 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION - Recognition Award (4/94) for over 20 years of continuous service as Chairman of the Hillsborough County Bar Association's Law Day Creative Art Contest UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA - First (2009) outstanding (male) USF Faculty award for working with disabled students MEMBERSHIP ON PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES/SECTIONS WHILE AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Chairman of Subcommittee on Universities (HCBA) Chairman of Committee on Membership (ABLA) Chairman of Law Day Creative Project Contest (HCBA) Executive Council Member of the Family Law Section (HCBA) Committee on Legal Technology (HCBA) Committee on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar (HCBA) Committee on Public Relations (HCBA) Committee on the Teaching of Business Law (ABLA) Committee on the Future of Business Law (ABLA) Consultant to Committee on the Teaching of Business Law (ABLA) Committee on Law Outside the Law School (ABLA) Committee on Economics of Business Law Teachers (ABLA) Legal Assistant Advisory Committee (HCC) Law Day and Public Information Committee (HCBA) Law Day Committee (HCBA) Real Property, Probate and Trust Section (HCBA) Corporate, Banking and Business Law Section (HCBA) Family Law Section (HCBA) Elder Law Section (HCBA) Labor and Employment Law Section (HCBA)

6 FACULTY/UNIVERSITY/STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM SERVICE Chief Negotiator for the University of South Florida Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida Vice President of the University of South Florida Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida Senator of the University of South Florida Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida Member of the United Faculty of Florida state wide bargaining team COMMITTEES ABOVE DEPARTMENTAL LEVEL WHILE AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Chairman - College of Business Administration United Fund Drive University Scholarship and Financial Aids Committee College of Business Administration Faculty Council Provost Search Committee COMMITTEES AT DEPARTMENTAL LEVEL WHILE AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Chairman - Faculty Search Committee Committee to Suggest Criteria for Allocation of Available Summer Teaching Assignments Committee to Examine the Establishment of the Department of Accounting Faculty Council Committee to Evaluate the CLEP Exam for Business Law Committee to Revise the School of Accountancy Faculty Charter Commercial Law Curriculum Committee Promotion and Tenure Committee Committee A Quality Improvement Committee for Law Outlines and Delivery Systems for Law Committee PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS WHILE AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Numerous Law Day speeches Numerous Estate Planning speeches Panel Member on numerous programs of the American Business Law Association and South Atlantic Regional Business Law Association C.P.A. Review - (Law Portion) C.L.U. Review - (Law Portion) City of Tampa Housing Institute Apartment Management Program

7 OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE WHILE AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Faculty Advisor to Theta Chi Fraternity President of Downtown Evening Sertoma Club Member of Emeritus International Sertoma Club Member of Coordinating Committee of Sertoma "Hire-a-Youth" Program Member of Job Availability Committee of Sertoma "Hire-a-Youth" Program Member of Consumer Affairs Committee of USHA Extensive pro bono legal services to the elderly and economically disadvantaged persons PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS "The Wholesaler and His Products Liability". American Business Law Journal (ABLJ) Volume 4/2 Fall (1966) 6 pages. "The Auto Manufacturers' Common Law Duty to Provide Protection against Death and/or Personal Injuries Through Auto Design". American Business Law Journal (ABLJ) Volume 8/1 Spring (1970) 9 pages. "Damages for Mental Distress not Recoverable Under the 1933 and 1934 Federal Securities Act". American Business Law Journal (ABLJ) Volume 9/3 Winter (1972) 3 pages. "Mutuality of Obligation Not Necessary at Inception to Permit Enforcement". American Business Law Journal (ABLJ) Volume 10/1 Spring (1972) 3 pages. CONTRIBUTIONS TO PUBLISHED BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS "Significant Legal Information" Chapter 8 in the book entitled The Student In Society, Littlefield, Adams & Co. (1969) Coauthored with Hayward Reynolds, 15 pages. "John Cook et ux vs. Sav-U-Stores, Inc." A reading in the book entitled Readings and Cases in Business Law, Indiana Readings in Business #64 Indiana University (1969) 17 pages.

8 Section C "Legal Aspect of Business", Digest for Part IV: Disciplines Related to Internal Auditing, Review Course for the Certified Internal Auditor Examination Institute of Internal Auditors, Inc., 1977, 34 pages Coordinator and one of four authors. UNPUBLISHED "Business Torts" (1968) 21 pages